Resources & Links

» Federal and State Government Agencies

Department of Transportation...federal agency responsible for transportation policy and oversight, including Amtrak

Federal Railroad Administration...This branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation oversees rail programs
DOT Inspector General, independent watchdog agency; includes many reviews of Amtrak operations and management
Rairoad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC, of which NARP is a member)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics...part of U.S. Department of Transportation, many reports available here
National Transportation Safety Board...This federal agency investigates and reports on accidents in all modes of transportation, including rail
Surface Transportation Board...Federal body with regulatory responsibility for some aspects of passenger and freight railroading

Caltrans...California DOT Rail Division
California High Speed Rail Authority...state body with plans for high speed rail from the Bay Area to the South
Florida DOT...links to Intercity Passenger Rail Program, recent state reports on passenger rail
Georgia Rail Passenger Authority...created for the purpose of construction, financing, operation, and development of rail passenger service in Georgia
Illinois DOT...Information on state-supported Amtrak services in Illinois
Indiana DOT...Includes information on railroad topics in Indiana
Michigan DOT...link to passenger train and bus part of MDOT web site
Minnesota DOT...information on the Twin Cities Commuter Rail Study, the Chicago-Twin Cities high-speed rail study, and the Midwest Rail Initiative
Missouri DOT...This site describes Missouri’s involvement with passenger trains on the St. Louis - Kansas City line
National Association of Counties...official positions on rail transportation, including Amtrak expansion
National Governors Association...supporters of more investment in rail service
New York State Department of Transportation...Rail page with information on Empire Corridor and Adirondack
North Carolina DOT Rail Division...Includes information and schedules on the Piedmont and Carolinian
Oregon DOT Rail Section...Oregon’s state passenger rail program, which runs the Eugene-Portland segment of the Cascades service
Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor...joint effort of state DOT’s in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
States for Passenger Rail Coalition ...group of 21 states working together to increase passenger rail service
Texas Department of Transportation...Supports the Heartland Flyer in conjuction with Oklahoma; website has information about the proposed San Antonio - Austin - Georgetown commuter rail service
Vermont Agency of Transportation...Information on Vermont’s state rail program (Vermont supports two Amtrak routes)
Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation...Includes information on studies on proposed Richmond - Washington and Bristol - Richmond / Washington passenger rail projects
Washington State DOT Rail Division...Information on Amtrak programs in the Pacific Northwest
Wisconsin DOT...Includes information on rail issues, including the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative

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